National Monument Brochures

Brochures appear in alphabetical order…

A Natural Bridges guide page combines a route map, bridge photographs, trail information, and descriptive text.
A second printed guide page places a map of the monument across the upper portion, with marked routes and bridge locations. Beneath it, small photographs and dense text describe the natural bridges and their trails, including distance and route information in a compact table. The layout functions as both a map and field guide; individual fine-print details are not reliably legible here.
A Natural Bridges handout has a panoramic bridge image above sections on visitor information, safety, and canyon care.
A printed Natural Bridges handout presents a panoramic bridge photograph across its top and organizes visitor information into labeled sections below. Headings include “General Information,” “Visitor Safety,” and “Caring for the Canyons,” with practical details set in narrow columns. The grayscale page is text-heavy, but its layout clearly combines orientation, safety, and conservation guidance.
A Natural Bridges brochure page shows a marked park map above photographs and explanatory text columns.
A brochure page pairs a large map of Natural Bridges National Monument with small landscape photographs, route markings, and several columns of explanatory text. The monument boundary and internal roads are drawn in contrasting colors, making the map the dominant element. Its surrounding information appears to describe the bridges and visitor routes, though the small paragraphs cannot be read reliably in the proof sheet.
An open Natural Bridges brochure displays bridge photographs, explanatory text, maps, and a model diagram.
An open National Park Service brochure headed “Natural Bridges” combines panoramic photographs of sandstone spans with maps, descriptive text, and a diagrammatic model near the bottom. The spread introduces the monument’s natural bridges and provides visitor information in several compact sections. Small print is not consistently legible at this scale, but the layout clearly joins scenic imagery with practical interpretation.
A Mill Springs tour guide lists numbered stops with headings for Zollicoffer Park, Moulden’s Hill, Confederate Camp, and Ferry Landing.
A multi-panel driving-tour guide lays out stops around Mill Springs, with headings for Zollicoffer Park, Moulden’s Hill, Confederate Camp, Ferry Landing, and other battlefield locations. Small historic photographs and site images accompany the text, while bold stop numbers organize the route. This close view emphasizes the practical sequence of visiting the dispersed historic places.
A Mill Springs driving-tour display pairs a numbered route map with a history panel titled “First Battle for Kentucky.”
A two-page driving-tour display pairs a detailed road map with a newspaper-style panel headed “First Battle for Kentucky! January 19, 1862.” Numbered tour stops mark locations around Mill Springs, while columns of text and a historic illustration explain the battle. The side-by-side format connects present-day navigation with the event’s chronology.
A visitor panel maps Mill Springs tour sites and describes the landing, Beech Grove encampment, and West-Metcalfe House.
A detailed visitor panel describes places connected with the Battle of Mill Springs, pairing site histories with small maps and diagrams. Headings include “Landing and Mill Site,” “Beech Grove Fortified Encampment,” and “West-Metcalfe House,” while a larger site plan traces tour locations. The display serves as a guide to dispersed landmarks beyond the central battlefield grounds.
A Mill Springs Battlefield panel combines a cemetery panorama with sections on the battle and community preservation.
A broad interpretive panel summarizes the Battle of Mill Springs and its regional significance beneath a panoramic photograph of a cemetery. Text is arranged in sections headed “Battle on the Border” and “A History of Community Engagement,” with an NPS arrowhead at the top. The display links battlefield events to the area’s later commemoration and preservation.
A foldout battlefield guide places site photographs and text above a large map labeled Crow Indian Reservation.
A folded visitor guide titled “Touring the Battlefield” combines small landscape photographs and short text panels across the top with a large map below. The map labels the Crow Indian Reservation and marks the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument area, with roads and waterways traced across the valley. The image records the guide’s layout and visitor-orientation function rather than the mapped terrain itself.
An open battlefield brochure pairs a battle illustration with portraits, a small map, and historical text.
An open printed interpretive brochure combines a color battle scene across the top with portraits, a route map, and columns of explanatory text below. The visible headings include “A Clash of Cultures” and “The Campaign of 1876.” The page documents how the site presents its history to visitors; small text and image details should not be treated as independent photographic evidence about the events.
An Exploring Jewel Cave display includes text, photographs, cave scenes, and a colored map.
A large white exhibit headed “Exploring Jewel Cave” presents paragraphs, historic and contemporary photographs, and a colored cave map near the bottom. Two small images of people or historic subjects appear at the upper right, while a horizontal cave scene anchors the center. The display combines visitor interpretation with a diagram of the cave system.
A Jewel Cave exhibit panel combines text, photographs, diagrams, and colored illustrations.
A large dark interpretive panel titled “Jewel Cave” combines blocks of text, cave photographs, diagrams, and orange-highlighted illustrations. The exhibit is mounted on a wall and presents several kinds of information in a compact layout. Individual text is too small to read in this view, but the title and graphic arrangement identify it as a visitor education display.
A pale brochure page contains dense text columns, subsection headings, and a Protect the Past panel near the bottom.
A pale brochure page is arranged in narrow columns of dense interpretive text, with bold subsection headings and a small “Protect the Past” panel near the bottom. The sheet appears to be the text-heavy reverse or continuation side of the visitor publication, contrasting with the map and illustrated pages shown nearby. Fine print is visible but too small in the proof sheet for dependable transcription.
A printed guide page combines a labeled landscape drawing, route diagram, and several history text sections.
A monochrome visitor-guide page presents a panoramic line drawing of the Hovenweep landscape, with labels marking several structures and routes. Below the illustration, multiple text sections include headings such as “Facts & History” and “The Square Tower Group.” The broad layout combines orientation and interpretation on one sheet; individual paragraph text is too small to transcribe reliably from this view.
An open Exploring Hovenweep brochure shows text, landscape photographs, and a regional map with marked routes.
An open visitor brochure titled “Exploring Hovenweep” combines descriptive text and small landscape photographs above a large regional map. The map uses colored areas and marked routes to relate the monument to nearby roads and protected lands. Its two-page spread folds down the center, while the mix of orientation material and site imagery makes it a practical introduction for visitors.
A Hovenweep interpretive panel pairs a panoramic landscape image with explanatory text and smaller photographs.
A large interpretive panel headed “Hovenweep” presents a panoramic image of the stone towers and surrounding plateau. A section titled “The Towers of Hovenweep” sits above smaller photographs and columns of explanatory text, with National Park Service identification along the top edge. The sign connects the visible archaeological landscape to visitor interpretation, though its smaller body text cannot be read at this scale.
A color map shows Grand Staircase-Escalante’s units, roads, boundaries, and surrounding terrain.
A printed map fills the frame, outlining the monument and its administrative units with colored boundaries, roads, and place names. Labels such as Kaiparowits Unit and Escalante Canyons Unit are visible among shaded terrain and blue waterways. The close view emphasizes the monument’s broad extent and the map’s internal geographic divisions.
A visitor guide table lists hikes and drives by duration, location, activity, distance, and description.
A close view of the brochure’s itinerary section lays out suggested outings in rows organized by duration, area, activity, mileage, and description. Readable entries include Devils Garden, Peek-a-Boo and Spooky Canyons, and Escalante River Gorge. Colored bands distinguish short visits from half-day, full-day, and multi-day options, making trip planning the focus.
An open visitor brochure displays trail guidance, mileage tables, safety information, and a monument map.
An open, multi-panel visitor guide is spread flat, showing trail descriptions, safety advice, mileage tables, visitor-center details, and a monument map on the right. The printed pages include a canyon photograph and several small icons. Rotated text and the close crop reveal the brochure’s dense reference layout rather than a landscape view.
North Rim brochure map with road and trail markings plus insets for Bright Angel Point and Cape Royal.
A detailed North Rim map marks roads, trails, visitor facilities, and viewpoints around the Kaibab Plateau. Two enlarged inset maps identify the Bright Angel Point area and the route toward Cape Royal and Walhalla Plateau, while explanatory text and symbols fill the lower panels. The brochure page combines regional orientation with close-up access maps, distinguishing it from the broader Grand Canyon road map.
Grand Canyon brochure page with small site photographs above columns of service, facility, and viewpoint information.
A Grand Canyon National Park brochure page is organized into columns headed for services, facilities, and viewpoints inside the park, followed by visitor information and protection guidance. A row of small photographs across the top shows canyon locations and facilities, while dense text fills the rest of the page. The image documents the practical reference layout rather than an individual scenic view.
An “Age of Mammals” panel shows illustrated prehistoric animals, plants, and a small map.
An interpretive board titled “The Age of Mammals” presents illustrated prehistoric animals, plants, and aquatic life in a broad timeline layout. A small map sits at the upper right, while species drawings and explanatory text fill the panel below the heading. The detailed labels are too small to transcribe, but the display’s subject and illustrations are unmistakable.
A Fossil Butte display combines a landscape image, fossil specimens, maps, and text.
A large interpretive panel headed “Fossil Butte” combines a panoramic landscape photograph with fossil illustrations, maps, and columns of explanatory text. A row of specimen images spans the center, including fish and plant-like forms. The small print is not legible at this scale, but the board’s subject and visual organization are clear.
Illustrated Fort Union visitor map with routes, site markers, inset photographs, and historical scenes along the bottom.
A large visitor panel titled “I Will Never Forget Fort Union” centers on an illustrated map of the fort and surrounding landscape. Routes, points of interest, and inset photographs identify places to visit, while a band of historical scenes runs along the bottom. The map invites movement through the site and pairs present-day orientation with images of military life and transportation.
Wide interpretive panel with a prairie scene, historical photographs, explanatory text, and an illustrated Fort Union plan.
A panoramic interpretive panel combines a painted prairie scene, archival photographs, and an illustrated plan of Fort Union. The upper image shows people, horses, and wagons crossing open country, while the lower section diagrams the compound and its buildings. Text and historical images connect the landscape to the post’s operation, making this panel a broad visual summary rather than a single-site map.
An interpretive panel titled “Stone Secrets of Deep Time” displays fossil impressions, plant illustrations, text, and a map.
A wide interpretive panel titled “Stone Secrets of Deep Time” presents fossil specimens alongside illustrations, explanatory text, and a map of the monument. Enlarged impressions of leaves and other preserved forms are arranged across the upper and central sections, while botanical drawings and a locator map appear below. The display connects individual fossils with the ancient environment and the protected site, though its fine print is unreadable here.
“Snapshots in Stone” panel about extinct ecosystems displays text, diagrams, fossils, and specimens.
A museum panel titled “Snapshots in Stone” carries the subtitle “A Landscape of Extinct Ecosystems.” Text blocks, fossil photographs, diagrams, and several mounted specimens fill its horizontal layout. The display connects geological interpretation with visible objects, but its smaller explanatory text cannot be read in the proof sheet. The title and arrangement provide a clear subject for this final image.
“Dinosaur” exhibit panel combines fossil and landscape photographs, text, and a large monument map.
A wide interpretive panel titled “Dinosaur” combines photographs, explanatory text, and a large map of the monument. The upper portion features images of fossils and landscapes, while the map occupies much of the lower section. Smaller writing is not legible at this scale, so the caption describes the panel’s visible components rather than summarizing its claims.
A Devils Tower National Monument sign displays a trail and road map beneath text and photographs.
A large park map occupies the lower half of an interpretive panel, outlined by a green border and labeled “Devils Tower National Monument.” Blocks of explanatory text and small wildlife and landscape photographs fill the upper portion. The map shows roads and trails around the monument, though the smallest labels are not legible in the proof-sheet view.
A Devils Tower interpretive panel pairs a landscape photograph with a colored geological diagram and text.
An interpretive panel titled “Devils Tower” combines a photograph of the formation with a colored geological diagram and explanatory text. The display explains how the tower’s columnar structure relates to its formation; the smaller body text cannot be read reliably at this scale. Its graphic cross-section and headline make geology the panel’s central subject.
A visitor display presents a large map, explanatory text, and small photographs.
A wide visitor information display combines a large map with blocks of text, small photographs, and a dark illustrated header. The panel fills most of the frame, making its layout rather than its fine print the main subject. Roads and place labels are visible on the map but too small in the proof sheet for reliable transcription.
A large Craters of the Moon interpretive panel displays text, photographs, and diagrams.
A large outdoor interpretive panel titled “Craters of the Moon” combines explanatory text with photographs and diagrams of volcanic features. The broad sign is viewed from the front, with a strip of dark lava and open terrain visible below it. Fine print is too small to read here, but the panel’s title and educational layout are clear.
A park guide page places a “Planning Your Visit” text panel above a map with colored routes and boundaries.
The reverse or companion side of a park guide pairs a “Planning Your Visit” information panel with a large map of the monument. Colored boundary lines and route markings trace across the map, while a locator inset and legend occupy the lower edge. The photographed page connects practical visitor guidance with the park’s spatial layout; the small labels are not legible enough here to identify individual roads or destinations.
An open Colorado National Monument brochure displays a canyon illustration, small photographs, and text panels.
A printed Colorado National Monument brochure is shown open, with a colorful canyon illustration across the top and multiple illustrated and text-heavy panels below. The page combines landscape imagery, small photographs, and explanatory material in a compact visitor publication. Fine print is too small to read in this view, so the caption identifies the brochure by its visible title and overall layout rather than summarizing its contents.
A military history panel pairs a sepia wagon photograph with text sections and color images of a house and monument grounds.
A second exhibit panel titled “A Lifetime of Remarkable Military Service” is organized into sections on Buffalo Soldiers, Young’s military career, his home in Wilberforce, and visiting the site. A sepia photograph of horse-drawn wagons spans the top; lower down, small color photographs show a house and monument grounds. The varied images connect military service with the places associated with Young’s later life.
A Colonel Charles Young panel combines archival photographs, a portrait, biographical text, and a prominent quotation.
A black-and-white exhibit panel headed “Colonel Charles Young” brings together archival photographs, a portrait, biographical text, and a large quotation about equality and social conditions. One photograph shows people gathered near a tent, while smaller portraits and images punctuate the text. The arrangement links Young’s life and public role to the broader history of Black military service without treating any one archival scene as self-explanatory.
Cedar Breaks map with a green monument boundary, a red road route, labeled overlooks, and visitor information below.
A detailed map fills the center of this Cedar Breaks National Monument brochure page. A green outline marks the monument amid the surrounding Dixie National Forest, while a red road line follows the rim and connects labeled overlooks and visitor facilities. The map is accompanied by compact planning text, making this page a practical guide to reaching viewpoints and navigating the monument.
Cedar Breaks brochure page with a broad red-rock amphitheater panorama, a wildflower meadow photograph, and labeled flower illustrations.
A sweeping panorama of Cedar Breaks Amphitheater anchors this National Park Service brochure page, with orange, red, and pale rock formations cut by narrow gullies beneath a wooded rim. Below the view, the layout pairs interpretive text with a meadow of colorful wildflowers and a row of labeled flower illustrations, connecting the monument’s high-country landscape with its plant life.
A Capulin Volcano brochure page shows visitor text, a road map, and a labeled diagram of the volcano’s lava flows.
This side of the Capulin Volcano brochure places visitor information and a small landscape photograph above a large map of the monument and surrounding roads. A lower diagram labels the volcano’s lava flows, while the upper map marks the national monument and nearby places. The page functions as a navigation and geology reference, distinct from the image-rich overview on the facing brochure side.
An open Capulin Volcano National Park Service brochure shows a panoramic banner, smaller photographs, maps, and information columns.
An open National Park Service brochure titled “Capulin Volcano” presents a panoramic landscape banner above photographs, maps, and columns of visitor and geology information. The visible spread includes the heading “The Mountain Tells Its Story” and smaller images of the volcanic landscape and local natural features. This is a designed informational publication rather than a direct photograph of the monument.
Plants of Canyon de Chelly display shows botanical illustrations, text columns, and a large map.
A long educational display titled “Plants of Canyon de Chelly” places botanical illustrations above columns of text and a broad map across its lower half. The map traces the canyon and surrounding routes, while the upper sections pair plant images with written information. The panel’s combination of vegetation study and geographic overview makes this image distinct from the neighboring cultural exhibit.
Wide Canyon de Chelly interpretive panel combines text, landscape photographs, drawings, and small object images.
A large interpretive panel headed “Canyon de Chelly” combines blocks of explanatory text with landscape photographs, drawings, and small images of objects and cultural motifs. Its broad horizontal layout is divided into several sections, each pairing text with visual examples. The proof-sheet view does not make the smaller writing readable, so the caption describes the panel’s visible organization without summarizing its details.
A brochure page shows a historic mule chute photograph above text about Camp Nelson National Monument and visitor facilities.
A brochure page places a historic photograph captioned “The Mule Chute allowed all four hooves to be shod at once” above visitor information for Camp Nelson National Monument. The text below describes the monument’s designation, its museum and trail facilities, and location near Nicholasville, Kentucky. The layout joins a specific historic work scene with practical details for visiting the present-day site.
A Freedom panel pairs a portrait labeled as an unknown U.S. Colored Troops sergeant with a barracks photograph.
A close view of an interpretive panel headed “Freedom” centers a historic photograph of long barracks, captioned as United States Colored Troops barracks in 1864. Above it, the panel identifies an unknown U.S. Colored Troops sergeant in 1865; the rest of the board contains explanatory text and a quotation. The pairing of portrait and barracks photograph connects an individual soldier with the larger military site.
A brochure page pairs text about the refugee home and visiting the monument with a long archival camp photograph.
A brochure page continues the Camp Nelson story with sections headed “Camp Nelson Refugee Home” and “Visiting Camp Nelson National Monument.” A long archival photograph of people gathered between rows of buildings stretches across the lower middle, while smaller headings and text explain the site and visitor access. The panel’s layout links the historic refugee community with present-day monument information.
A Camp Nelson brochure page combines historical text, two archival photographs, and a portrait in a circular frame.
A black-and-white interpretive panel headed “Camp Nelson” organizes the site’s history into sections on establishment, the supply depot, and the enlistment of U.S. Colored Troops. Archival photographs of a large building and a crowded camp scene divide the columns of text, with a circular portrait near the bottom. The page presents the monument’s history through documentary images and concise explanatory sections.
Exploring Aztec Ruins interpretive panel with architectural photographs, diagrams, site map, text, and visitor-planning information.
The “Exploring Aztec Ruins” panel combines architectural photographs, explanatory text, schematic plans, a site map, and a “Planning Your Visit” section. Its diagrams translate the monument’s complex masonry spaces into simplified forms that visitors can use for orientation and interpretation. The photographed panel documents the National Park Service’s educational framework for understanding and navigating the archaeological site.
Aztec Ruins interpretive panel with aerial site view, text, maps, and illustrated pottery and artifacts.
A National Park Service interpretive panel presents Aztec Ruins through an aerial view of the archaeological complex, explanatory text, maps, and illustrated artifacts. The layout connects the visible architecture with broader archaeological interpretation, including ceramics and other material culture. As a photographed panel rather than a site view, it records how the monument explains its significance to visitors.
A Russell Cave display arranges artifact images and explanatory text across cultural-period timeline bands.
A second Russell Cave exhibit panel organizes archaeological information into successive cultural periods. Small photographs and drawings of tools, pottery, food remains, and other artifacts sit beside explanatory text and timeline bands. The broad display emphasizes material evidence and chronology, complementing the preceding panel’s illustrated cave scene.
A Russell Cave exhibit panel combines a painted cave scene, explanatory text, diagrams, and maps.
A large interpretive panel titled “Russell Cave” pairs an illustrated scene of people inside a cave with blocks of explanatory text and archaeological diagrams. The upper painting includes figures, animal remains, and a rock shelter, while maps and stratigraphic drawings occupy the lower section. The display presents the site through both visual reconstruction and written interpretation.
A Florissant Fossil Beds display combines a landscape panorama, geology diagrams, fossil images, and text panels.
An interpretive display headed “Florissant Fossil Beds” pairs a panoramic landscape image with diagrams, fossil photographs, and blocks of explanatory text. The prominent line “Below Your Boots the Past Is Present” frames the site’s geology and buried record, while smaller panels show layered deposits and examples of fossil material. At this scale, the fine print cannot be read reliably.